In a flexible management environment, you can use the job
manager to install, update, and uninstall IBM WebSphere Application
Server using the graphical user interface.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have
the administrative console installed on your primary machine.
The user profile must have *JOBCTL authorization
in order to use centralized installation manager (CIM) on IBM i targets.
About this task
To install WebSphere Application Server, use the administrative
console to register your target machine, install IBM Installation
manager, and install WebSphere Application Server or other product
offerings that are compatible with Installation Manager. Using the
administrative console, you can set parameters for the directory in
which to install the product on the target machine, specify where
to store product data on the target machine, and specify the URL of
the repository to download the product from. Depending on your security
setup, you can also specify keyring credentials to log in to the product
repository.
After the centralized installation manager successfully
completes the installation process on a remote node, it then deletes
the installation image files that are located in the temporary location
that you specify during the installation process. If the installation
is unsuccessful, the files remain in the temporary location for you
to use to determine what caused the installation error. However, you
can safely delete the files.
Supported configurations: IBM Installation
Manager 1.4.3 or above is required.
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Procedure
- Start the job manager. See Starting the job
manager.
- Register a host with the job manager. Before
you can install the product on a target machine, you must register
it with the job manager. For more information, see Register or unregister
with job manager settings.
- Launch the administrative console. For more
information, read about the Administrative console.
- Test the connection to the targets on which you want to
install the product. This step is optional. Before you
install the product on a target machine, you can test the connection.
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the Job type menu list, select Test connection.
Click Next.
- Specify the target names and target authentication.
- If you test the connection without specifying credentials, the
test will use default to existing credentials.
- You can submit the Test connection job
with a user name and password.
- You can submit the Test connection job
with a user name and private key file.
- Optionally run an inventory job. To see what
is installed on your target machine, you can run an inventory job.
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the job type menu list, select Inventory.
Click Next.
- Specify the target names and target authentication.
- You can submit an inventory job with a user name and password.
- You can submit an inventory job without a user name and password.
- Install or update Installation Manager on your target machine.
This step is optional. If you already have the correct version
of Installation Manager on your target machine, you can proceed to
the next step. For more information, see Managing Installation Manager
using the job manager. This step does not apply to zOS targets.
- If you use secure shell (SSH) security, install your public
key file. You can install the public key file using the
same credentials as the job manager. This step does not apply to IBM
i targets.
- In the administrative console, select Job > Submit.
- In the job type drop down menu, select Install
SSH Public Key. Click Next.
- Specify the job parameters.
- Install the product. Use the manageOfferings
job to install the product.
- In the administrative console, select Job > Submit.
- In the job type drop down menu, select Manage
offerings. Click Next.
- Specify the following optional or required job parameters.
Required parameter:
- Response file path name: The full path name to the response file
on the job manager machine.
Optional parameters:
- IBM Installation Manager Path: Specify the path to install Installation
Manager on the remote machine. If this parameter is blank, then Installation
Manager is installed to the default location.
- IBM Installation Manager key ring file: If the package repository
requires a key ring file for authentication, specify the full path
name of the key ring file on the job manager machine.
- Key ring file password: If the key ring file is password protected,
specify the key ring password.
- Secure storage file: If you are using a
secure file to store user credentials, specify the full path name
of the secure storage file.
- Master password file: If you are using a
master password file that contains a master passphrase, such as "This
text is the passphrase for a master password file, specify the full
path name of the master password file.
- IBM Installation Manager agent data location: Specify an IBM Installation
Manager data location that is not the default location for the manageOfferings
job.
Avoid trouble: Do not use a non-default data location
unless you are familiar with IBM Installation Manager.
gotcha
- Select I accept the terms in the license
agreements.
- Optionally transfer files to or from the target machine.
For example, if the installation fails, you might want to transfer
the log files from the target machine to understand why the job failed.
- To collect a file from remote hosts:
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the job type menu list, select Collect file.
Click Next.
- Specify the job parameters.
- The destination location is <profile home>/config/temp/JobManager/<task
id>/<host name>.
- To distribute a file to remote hosts:
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the job type menu list, select Distribute file.
Click Next.
- Specify the job parameters.
- The source location must be <profile home>/config/temp/JobManager.
- To delete a file on remote hosts:
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the job type menu list, select Remove file.
Click Next.
- Specify the job parameters.
- Create a profile for the newly installed product on the
target machine.
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the job type menu list, optionally select Manage
Profiles. Click Next.
- Choose the job targets.
- Specify the job parameters.
- wasHome: The directory where you installed the product on the
target machine
- responseFile: The response file used to create an IBM WebSphere
Application Server profile
Results
You have installed WebSphere Application Server on a target
machine and created a profile using the job manager.
What to do next
Using the job manager, you can run any command or script
on your target machine.
- In the administrative console, select .
- In the job type drop down menu, select runCommand.
Click Next.
- Specify the job parameters.
You can uninstall Installation Manager using the administrative
console. For more information, see Managing Installation Manager using
the job manager.